Eider White (SW 7014) vs Agreeable Gray (SW 7029)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Eider White, LRV 73 vs 60.
- Warmer
- Agreeable Gray (Lab b* 5.7 vs 3.4). Eider White reads neutral white; Agreeable Gray reads greige.
- North rooms
- Eider White: keeps more brightness (L* 84.7 vs 77.9 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 1.7 vs 4.6).
- Trim that works
- White Flour SW 7102, #F4EFE5, LRV 87: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 4.8, noticeably different. At 4.8, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Agreeable Gray
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Eider White (SW 7014) is lighter than Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) and slightly cooler: LRV 73 vs 60, deltaE 4.8 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Eider White | Agreeable Gray | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7014 | SW 7029 | |
| Hex | #E2DED8 | #D1CBC1 | |
| RGB | 226, 222, 216 | 209, 203, 193 | |
| HSL | 36°, 15%, 87% | 37°, 15%, 79% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 | 60 | +13 |
| Lab L* | 88.6 | 81.9 | +6.7 |
| Lab a* | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 |
| Lab b* | 3.4 | 5.7 | −2.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Greige | Warm Beige | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Off-white | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Eider White (SW 7014), published as #E2DED8
#D0D4D6
#F4E8D8
Agreeable Gray (SW 7029), published as #D1CBC1
#C0C1BF
#E3D5C1
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick Eider White (SW 7014) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 13 LRV points lighter (73 vs 60), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Eider White (SW 7014) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 3.4 against 5.7, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 5.7), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Eider White in other brands
Closest matches to Agreeable Gray in other brands
Common questions
- Is Eider White the same color as Agreeable Gray?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.8. Most people can see the difference between Eider White and Agreeable Gray side by side.
- Which is lighter, Eider White or Agreeable Gray?
- Eider White, with an LRV of 73 against 60.
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Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.